Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Harriet and Cantaloupe

Yesterday morning I served eggs, biscuits, and cantaloupe for breakfast. When Harriet entered the dining room and saw her plate with eggs and cantaloupe on it she said, "Cantaloupe! What a glorious day!" Harriet is six. It was hilarious.

"The story is told that in ancient Rome a group of women were, with vanity, showing their jewels one to another. Among them was Cornelia, the mother of two boys. One of the women said to her, 'And where are your jewels?' To which Cornelia responded, pointing to her sons, 'These are my jewels.' They grew to be two of the most persuasive and effective reformers in Roman history. It is so obvious that the great good and the terrible evil in the world today are the sweet and the bitter fruits of the rearing of yesterday's children. As we train a new generation, so will the world be in a few years. If you are worried about the future, then look to the upbringing of your children." Gordan B. Hinckley, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints